Italian Antipasto Skewers

24
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Italian Antipasto Skewers: The spice of the pepperoni, the sweet vinegar of the balsamic glaze, the tender tortellini filled with ricotta and spinach, the briney flavor of the pepperoncini and the artichoke heart. This skewer is going to be a solid contender for favorite bite at your next party! All the flavors of your favorite Italian Antipasto salad on one deliciously easy skewer! Pepperoni, tortellini, pepperoncini and artichoke heartini (kidding, but c’mon it was on a roll!) drizzled with balsamic glaze. Your party guests will love you for these.

Not sure about you guys, but the holiday parties are officially underway here! I’ve helped create a number of them and have attended a few already and I’ve seen a pretty similar thread running through them.

People love food on a stick. I’m telling you in the eight parties I’ve been to since Labor Day (not including the handful of kids birthday parties where sticks are frowned upon), six of them have had food on skewers.

So I took an informal poll which consisted of me hanging by the skewers and interviewing people with a skewer as a mic (ok ok I only did that with my husband because I only make that much a fool of myself in front of him) and basically just asked why they like them.

Quick answer was that they were fork free which made them easier to eat. That they had multiple flavors so it wasn’t as boring as the same bite over and over again and that it was easy to get a bit of everything without negotiating a large spoon around a bowl.

DONE.

So I came home and began planning the party were having and came up with some skewers. Some are “duh” like the caprese skewers with mozzarella, basil, tomato and balsamic glaze. One was playful with the Halloween Candy Skewers (these were a HUGE hit at a party and were the very first thing to go… even before triple Oreo cupcakes).

Today’s skewer seemed like a no brainer to me as I was walking through my favorite local grocery store and passed the antipasto bar they had in the prepared food section. I grabbed a container and got to work assembling my favorite mix of flavors.

The result is easy, with the most time being put into boiling the prepared tortellini (I use this one from Italy), and delicious! The spice of the pepperoni, the sweet vinegar of the balsamic glaze, the tender tortellini filled with ricotta and spinach, the briney flavor of the pepperoncini and the artichoke hearts. This skewer is going to be a solid contender for favorite bite at your next party! Italian Antipasto Skewers: The spice of the pepperoni, the sweet vinegar of the balsamic glaze, the tender tortellini filled with ricotta and spinach, the briney flavor of the pepperoncini and the artichoke heart. This skewer is going to be a solid contender for favorite bite at your next party!  PS We need to discuss balsamic glazes for a second here. I am a HUGE fan of them, having made my own many times, the ease and lack of overpowering vinegar smell in your kitchen is more than enough to hopefully convince you to buy yours pre-made. It is also significantly less expensive. The amount of vinegar it takes to cook down into a glaze will cost you more than this glaze which is fantastic.

In my humble opinion it is better than any other that I have tried, especially the Trader Joe’s brand. I bought that thinking everything they sell is so delicious this must be too. But the flavor of their glaze is sort of whomp whomp, definitely nothing to write home about. It tastes dull, whereas this one tastes like a delicious balsamic glaze punch to the face! Trust me, give it a shot and if you don’t like buying online, I know most major grocery stores carry this brand too. (No sponsored shout out here, I’ve been using this brand for almost a decade now and I <3 them).

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Italian Antipasto Skewers

Spice from the pepperoni, the sweet vinegar of the balsamic glaze, the tender tortellini filled with ricotta and spinach, the briney flavor of the pepperoncini and the artichoke heart. This skewer is going to be a solid contender for favorite bite at your next party!
Yield 24
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

  • 24 tortellinis (I use Spinach and Ricotta, sausage is also a great flavor)
  • 24 slices Pepperoni (extra thick cut spicy)
  • 24 Italian Pepperoncinis (piece them and squeeze out the liquid)
  • 24 artichoke heart quarters
  • 1/4 cup balsamic glaze
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

  • Cook the tortellini to the manufacturers specifications.
  • An optional but delicious step, brown some butter in a pan and toss the cooked tortellini in it.
  • To brown butter melt over medium heat, it will begin to foam as it melts. When the solids drop to the bottom of the pan and it looks like a very light colored tea, you can turn it off so it doesn't start to burn. It is best to use a light colored pan for this so you can see the color of the butter, but if not judge it by putting a spoon into the butter.
  • For the pepperoni, to bring out the flavor I let them brown in a pan for a couple of minutes to get them a bit crispy and to lose the flavor of the cold pork fat.
  • Add your items to your skewer, one per skewer in any order you would like.
  • Drizzle your balsamic glaze over the top.

Nutrition

Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 493IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

Italian Antipasto Skewers: The spice of the pepperoni, the sweet vinegar of the balsamic glaze, the tender tortellini filled with ricotta and spinach, the briney flavor of the pepperoncini and the artichoke heart. This skewer is going to be a solid contender for favorite bite at your next party!

Italian Antipasto Skewers: The spice of the pepperoni, the sweet vinegar of the balsamic glaze, the tender tortellini filled with ricotta and spinach, the briney flavor of the pepperoncini and the artichoke heart. This skewer is going to be a solid contender for favorite bite at your next party!
Italian Antipasto Skewers: The spice of the pepperoni, the sweet vinegar of the balsamic glaze, the tender tortellini filled with ricotta and spinach, the briney flavor of the pepperoncini and the artichoke heart. This skewer is going to be a solid contender for favorite bite at your next party!

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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    1. For the pepperoncini? Roasted bell Pepper, Mozzarella or even a nice roasted grape tomato (raw works too if you want to maybe toss it in some pesto)

  1. I like the way your roll, I’m usually the one doing silly things like pretending skewers are mics so i love that story. These are seriously yummy. All the best things in one bite. It’s perfection.

  2. I just love these! They’re “practical” and pretty at the same time – perfect party food! LOVE!

  3. This looks really good and something very different from the normal and I NEED that I am very sick of what I make each day. I will be making this soon!

    1. I made them for my oldest and replaced the pepperoncini with roasted bell pepper and the artichoke with fresh mozzarella 🙂

  4. Oh my goodness, these are amazing. I go to a lot of holiday parties and this would be great to take with me. It would make me look really great, ha!!!!

    1. Yes! And so easy! I hate when people use big spoons to pick out the one item they want. You don’t want a bowl with no tortellinis left 😉

  5. This looks like a great party appetizer for all of the upcoming holiday soirees! And I will definitely check out the balsamic glaze you recommend.

    1. Aweosome! Yeah that glaze and I go way way back. Years ago when I was cheffing for a party I wanted to make my own glaze. A giant jug of expensive vinegar was boiling down and the whole kitchen smelled like vinegar. When I finally got to the crucial moment of it being thick but not too thick and burnt I took it off the pot in excitement and accidentally put it down on the cold side of the stovetop too hard. It jumped out and got me on the arm and I had a burn mark that lasted months. It was as bad as a sugar burn, like molten lava. Ever since then I leave it to Roland, haha. PS theirs tasted BETTER than the one I made that took forever, burned me and cost me 5x as much.